Automobile bed



J. S. ODOM AUTOMOBILE BED I Filed Nov. 28, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 23 1923.

1,471,703 J. S. ODOM AUTOMOBILE BED Filed Nov. 28. 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 23, 1923. 1,471,103

J. S. ODOM AUTOMOBILE BED Filed Nov. 28, 1922 3 Sheets-Shem 5 Patented oer. 23, 1923. V

mu srrssg JOHN S. ODOM,OF HI AVVATHA, KANSAS.

AUTOMOBILE BED.

Application filed November 22, 1922. Serial No. seeker 7 To all w/zom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN S. Ono r, a cit zen of the United States, resident of I l1awatha, in the county of Brown and State of Kansas, have made a certain'new and useful Invention in Automobile Beds and "I declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the same, such as will enable othersskilled in .theart to which it appertains to make and use theinvention, reference beinghad to the accompany: ing drawings, and to letters or figures of reference, marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. Figure l is a SlClB'VlQW of the invent on, as applied, with the tent in section.

' Figure 2 is an end view of the invention,

in use as alugga-ge carrier.

Figure 3 is a plan View of inuseasabed. a Figure 4 is a detail sectional view showing the engagement of the side Irailofi thebed the invention with the head barthereof.

Figure 4 is a similar view, showing the leg strap extension engaged with the run-' ning board'bolts, the invent-ion being then in use as a luggage carrier. 9

Figure 5 is a side view of the invention, in use as a luggage carrier. 1

the siderails of the bed.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the invention in use as a bedfivith the canvas tent opened at one side.

Figure 8 is a similar view of the inven% tion in use as a luggage carrier.

Figure 9 is a detail sectional view showing the permanent connection of the *te nt canvasl with the inclined foot brace.

Figure 10 is a detail perspective view of for camping purposes, having for an object improved means for the purpose of simple and convenient nature; r

The invention consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts, as here inafter set forth. In the accompanying drawings Figure 6 is detail side view offone of illustrat ing the invention, the numeral 1 designates the automobile, 2 the running board at one side thereof, carrying the transverse straps.

3, bolted thereto at 4,;said straps at'their outer ends being looped at 5 around a trans-' versehe'ad bar 6 of the bed, a'bolt 7 connecting the branches of the looped outer end of each strap serving to clamp the head bar in place. Y I

" The foot of the bedconsists of two legs 8,

having transverse connecting bar or bars9,

each leg having at its lower-end a strap extension 10, inturned at 11 horizontally; and at its upperportion provided with an in ward extending bracket 12, having an open top slot seat 13. 7 Two side rails each side rail having at its foot end a bracket 15 providedWitha'lateral pin 16 engaging the seat 13 of the related bracket 12, said movement of, the side'rail inwardly from itssaid seat. f .f i 1 {I The'strapextension 10,0f each leg 8, has a slot and bolt connection 17with the leg '1 )roper,whereby either legS is made adjustable forjheight to accord with the ground 1-level,and,insure that each side rail 14; shall be horizontal.

In breaking camp, the side rails are de- 1% complete the bed proper,

pin being suitably headed to. insure against tached' from their connections with the running board and withthefoot legs '8, thelatter being then secured to the running board by'engaging thefbolts 7 of the running board straps with slotsl8 of the .intnrned endsof the straps 10 of said legs, as shown in Fig-' ures 1 and 5, the result being that said legs with their transverse connections 9, form a convenient luggage carrier combined with said running board, wherein may be placed the tent, the side rails '14-, etc. i

The tent '19 is detachably buttonedat its top at 19, along the side or top of the car,

the slanting top or roof of the tentpass,

ingdownwardly over the foot legs 8 and being stretched taut and so held by inclined braces 20, pivoted to the legs at 21 and at theirupper ends having a transverse rod connection 22, each brace having ratchet, teeth or rack teeth 28- engageable by a pawl 24, pivoted to each leg at. 25, theouter portion or the top or roofof the tent'canvas being permanently connected to the outer ends of said braces at 96,

r and serving to prevent said braces from falling through force of gravity. The inclined braces and the pawls 24 serve to uphold the roof or top of-the tent away from the tops of the legs 8 and to space the foot 27 of the tent away from said legs, the object being to avoid leakage of water which always l'ollows when a part of the tent, particularly the top thereof, touches or remains in contact with anything solid within the tent. These inclined braces 20 are extended outwardly at 20, as shown in Fig ure 3 whereby the sides 28 of the tent are held away from the sides of the legs 8 for the same reason;

In breaking camp, the tent top is un buttoned at 19 from the car and folded within the aforesaid luggage carrier, the

, foot and sides of the tent being also suitably disposed within said carrier. I c

In camping or setting up the bed and tent, it is only necessary to unfold the tent from the luggage carrier disconnect the foot legs from the bolts 7, place the side rails,

of the bed in place in their seats at the head and foot or the bed, button the top of the tent to the car at 19, and stretch said top of the tent taut-by the inclined braces 20 and their pawls 2a, the foot leg extensions 10 being suitably adjusted for height to level the bed in accord with the nature of the ground.

The side rails 14: of the bed have each at the head end thereof a strap 14 having a downturned vertical portion de-tachably engaging a vertical perforation of the loop end 5 of the related strap'3, and of the head bar 6. The bed bottom canvas 9 is secured to the upper of the bars!) of the foot of the bed and to the head bar 6 of the bed, said bar 9 being endwise removable I from its seat in the legs 8, and the head bar 6 being similarly removable from its seat in the loops of the straps 3 of the running board. The bedbottom canvas is capable of being tightened by removing the head bar 6 or the said bar 9, wrapping the excess material around the bar 6 or 9, and vreinserting the barin its seat.

I claimze i 1. A knock down bed attachment for automobiles comprising straps adapted to be secured to the running board of a car andprovided with outer looped ends and vertical clamp bolts engaging the branches a sions of said foot having inturned ends adapted when the bed is knocked down for connection with said clamp bolts to form with the running board of the car a luggage carrier. i

2. A knock down bed attachment for automobiles consisting o1 a transverse head piece adapted to be connected with the running board of the car, a foot and side rails,

the latter having detachable connection with said head piece and with said foot, the foot of the bed having lower inturned ends adapted when the bed is knockeddown for connection with said running board to form therewith a luggage carrier, the foot of the bed having inclined braces provided with rack teeth and pawls engaging said teeth, and a tent the top of which is adapted to be stretched taut by said braces and pawls,

and having permanent connection with the outer ends of said braces.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN s. ODOM.

Witnesses DAN WILSON, REX ETNYRE. 

